Bibhash Lodh, BS News Agency: Argentina reached the World Cup final after beating England 2-1. Another shocking incident came to light amidst Argentina's celebrations after the match. England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford's water bottle contained a secret plan to stop Argentina. After the match, while the Argentine players were busy celebrating the victory with the fans, the team's massage therapist Marcelo 'Daddy' D'Andrea came across Pickford's water bottle. A piece of paper attached to the bottle had the names of Argentina's potential penalty shooters written on it. The information on which direction they usually take their shots was written on it. Television cameras showed D'Andrea taking the bottle to Lionel Messi, Nicolas Gonzalez and Marcos Senesi. Messi tried to read the paper carefully. Later, everyone discussed it together. However, if the match had gone to a tiebreaker, that note could have been Pickford's biggest weapon. That tactic also included the name of Enzo Fernandez, who scored the goal in the match. The midfielder laughed when he found his own name.
He then looked up at the sky and pointed, as if expressing relief that he was not going to a tiebreaker.
Argentina's fitness coach Luis Martin later shared a detailed picture of the paper on social media. It became clear that Pickford had written down separate instructions for Argentina's potential penalty shooters. However, the tension between Pickford and the Argentine players was noticeable throughout the match. After several exchanges of words and jostling, Pickford celebrated in a controversial manner when England's Anthony Gordon scored.
Later, when Argentina equalized, Cristian Romero celebrated in front of Pickford.
